The Laneway House in Toronto has gone through various incarnations as a blacksmith shop, horse shed and artist studio, but now the metal-clad structure is a gorgeous day-lit home for a small family. No strangers to Inhabitat, <a href="http://superkul.ca/practice/about">Superkül Inc</a> was unable to expand the project horizontally so they incorporated a vast vertical shaft into the structure that floods it with <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/natural-light/">natural light</a> and passive ventilation.

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Laneway House by Superkul

This is a green renovation project in Toronto

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Laneway House by Superkul

Originally a blacksmith studio and horse shed, it is now a single family home

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Laneway House by Superkul

A vertical light shaft brings daylighting all the way down to the first floor

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Laneway House by Superkul

The building is partially clad in knotty cedar

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Laneway House by Superkul

A variety of design interventions have ensured the sustainability of this renovation project

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Laneway House by Superkul

This is what the building used to look like!

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Laneway House by Superkul

The Laneway House in Toronto has gone through various incarnations as a blacksmith shop, horse shed and artist studio, but now the metal-clad structure is a gorgeous day-lit home for a small family. No strangers to Inhabitat, Superkül Inc was unable to expand the project horizontally so they incorporated a vast vertical shaft into the structure that floods it with natural light and passive ventilation.